One of David's requests for his visit was a trip to the zoo. He has grand designs for opening up his own zoo one day and wanted to do some research. He exhausted the battery on his DSi quickly taking pictures of not only the animals,but their habitats and the informational signs. I spent much of the day being directed to take specific pictures for him. I think I might make a photo book as a reminder of his trip.
We started our tour off with the penguinarium, aviary and butterfly garden. Then we made a pit stop at the playground - it was the best choice ever! Cal had a blast running around and going down the slides, and was content to rest in the stroller for the rest of our trip.
We strolled through the zoo, checking out exhibits until we got the the Arctic Ring of Life. Cal loved the viewing windows and tunnels, plus it has the benefit of being cool, which was nice on a warm day! We ran into some friends and their son there too!
After visiting the polar bears, we took a walk through the Outback exhibit - and by through I mean literally right through the enclosure. It is pretty neat! Most of the kangaroos were napping in the heat, but I hear that one of them is quite friendly and often gets pretty close to people.
We then headed over the the giraffes, as we were lucky enough to score a ticket for David to get to feed the giraffe! It was pretty neat to be so close! We also got up close and personal with one of the zoos wandering peacocks while we waited in line.
After our feeding appointment, we leisurely wandered back to the front, visiting the rest of the animals as we went. We had a great time and a zoo membership is officially on our Christmas list for this year!
Looks super fun! We're going to the zoo tomorrow so this makes me very excited!
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